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Meetup, one of the original social network/event organizing sites, has received new funding from Union Square Ventures. No other details were released, but USV's Fred Wilson write about it on his blog: "Meetup is a perfect investment for our firm because it's a company we know well and a service we use all the time. We have (Read More)
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employeescreenIQ’s Jason Morris sat down with Lori Morgan, Alliance Manager at HRSmart to talk about the emergence of Applicant Tracking Systems. One of the trends Lori highlighted was the need for ATS solutions that integrate many different services. She also elaborated on how organizations can use ATS to save time and mon (Read More)
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I was recently speaking with my friend Ami Givertz and he asked me about technology that excites me. With this question, I realized that technology does not excite me; its the changes and possibilities that technology brings that excites me. In addition, I’m less excited the day I release a new product, than the day it was (Read More)
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The Internet is filled with websites and services that can help you find a new place, but sorting through them can be more frustrating than the apartment hunting process itself. Whether you’re planning a move across town, relocating for a job, or just need to find an apartment with cheaper rent, we’ve put togeth (Read More)
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In conjunction with our EconCeleb conference later today, we present the Econoclast10, a top 10 list of the most influential and innovative online celebrities. Whether they're blogging, investing, entertaining or, well, updating their MySpace profiles, these celebs are finding new ways to reach and interact with their fans. (Read More)
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LiveJournal's new owner plans to introduce more commercial features this year as the Russian internet scene begins to explode. Andrew Paulson, CEO of upstart Moscow media investment vehicle Sup, said SixApart, from which it bought the community in December, had "not paid very much attention to monetizing" it… though LJ was (Read More)
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Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS), looking to transfer its video game titles into movie and TV deals, has signed on with Hollywood talent agency UTA. The company said that while it has been able to make the leap into media formats including online, social networks and print pubs, it admitted it needed some help in navigating Hol (Read More)
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AT&T (NYSE: T) met expectations for Q2, reporting revenue of $30.9 billion and net income of $3.8 billion. A major driver, wireless data revenue, which grew 52 percent to $2.5 billion. The company also said that its U-Verse TV service had a net gain of 170,000 subs, bringing the total to 549,000. The company still is callin (Read More)
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Citing the effects of the weak economy, NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) announced Q2 revenue of $741.9 million, a 6 percent year-over-year decline from $788.9 million. Net income on a continuing basis fell 5.5 percent to $20.8 million ($.15 per share) from $22 million ($.15 per share). Ad revenue for the quarter fell 10.6 percent to $454 (Read More)
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Nearly a year and a half later and it all comes down to one vote… FCC Commisioner Jonathan Addelstein, a Democratic appointee, has voted against approving the merger of XM (NSDQ: XMSR) and Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI), reports AP. We noted yesterday that the tally stood at 2-1 in favor, so we're all tied up now. So if only because s (Read More)
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Caroline Little, who till earlier this year was the CEO of Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Company's online division and left, has now joined Guardian News & Media (GNM), the UK-based media group which publishes the Guardian, among others. She will start next month in the role of Special Advisor, GNM US. As you know, our compan (Read More)
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Opening the call by immediately citing the troubled economy and the challenges faced by the newspaper industry at large, Janet Robinson, NYTCo.'s president and CEO, sought to highlight a few bright spots. Even with the decreased operating income and revenue, Robinson pointed to what she said was the NYT's continued brand st (Read More)
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Could the impending advertising recession actually spreading to online? Though many in web ads and publishing confidently predict a continuing "big flood of money coming out of traditional media" (that's FT.com's MD, speaking to me last month), French online advertising and publishing group Hi-Media says there is, in fact, (Read More)
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Just when Fortune did a long story on Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers not investing in the Internet and Web 2.0 world anymore, the venerable venture firms unleashes a major one: San Francisco-based Zynga, which makes casual games for social network has received a big $29 million second round, led by KPCB, and includes Inst (Read More)
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Online Job Board Offers Job Seekers FREE Listing and FREE Video Resume Posting Until Jan. 1, 2009.
One day there is talk about the drawbacks of video resume’s. The next, a new job board, FutureResume.com opens shop. (Read More)